( 9 reviews )
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Posted: 03-11-2009
This is a terrible product. You can barely film indoors because the lens limits wide angle filming. If you can't get at least 15 feet from your intented subject, you will be limited to filming their head. ALERT*** You can only use Maxell discs!!! Other disc might intially work, but will fail when you try to format them. This is not mentioned anywhere in the manual. Strangely enough Hitachi owns Mawell. Hmmmmmm???
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Posted: 01-26-2008
This is my 2nd Hitachi camcorder. I had a lesser version from the same series (the only 1 that recorded video LESS than DVD quality!), which broke when I dropped it 3 feet, the day my son was born. This one, however, has better video AND picture quality, and has been reliable since I've had it. However, you have to read the manual, then read it again, then read it again. And then learn from experience all the things that aren't in the manual (some disks are untrustworthy, only buy name-brand batteries, some video modes are best avoided, it isn't always necessary to finalize, etc.) I agree that the warranty is a joke, and these camcorders are not built to withstand anything less than the best handling.
